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STATEWIDE ASSISTANCE
If you suffered damage from Hurricane Ike, you may be eligible for federal disaster assistance.
Help is available through FEMA, but first you have to register. Go online anytime to
www.fema.gov, or call 1-800-621-3362. The TTY number is 1-800-462-7585.
Water and Ice Distribution
- The Harvest Time Church, 17770 Imperial Valley
- Baker Junior High, 9700 Spencer Highway
- Baytown, 4100 Decker Drive
- Pal's Gym, 2910 East Southmore
- Klein's Grocery, FM 2920 in Tomball
- Ball High School, 4115 Avenue O, Galveston
Red Cross Shelters
- Sugar Land First United Methodist Church, 431 Eldridge Sugarland
- First Assembly Church, 601 S. Market St. Brazoria
- Family of Faith, 1671 FM 529 Houston
- Lindale Assembly of God, 504 Caplin Houston
- Richey Street Baptist Church, 1010 S. Richey, Pasadena
- Family Faith Church, 2407 Sam Houston Ave., Huntsville
- Johnson Coliseum , Sam Houston State University , 1964 Bobby K. Marks, Huntsville
- Huntsville High School, 650 FM 2821 E. , Huntsville
Islamic Circle of North America
Islamic Circle of North America (INCA) Houston Chapter relief department (called ICNA Relief) and the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) will be providing basic services to all the Hurricane Ike evacuees like place to stay, food, water, etc at three of ISGF centers, which will be open 24 hours a day.
ISGH Southwest
10415 Synott road, Sugar Land, Tx 77478
ISGH Northwest Center (Bear Creek area)
17250 Coventry Park, Houston, Tx 77084
ISGH North Center
11815 Adel road, Houston, Tx 77067
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army asks people who want to help those affected by the recent tropical cyclones to visit
www.salvationarmyusa.org or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
Houston SPCA
The Houston SPCA has launched the Animal Rescue line to report lost or found animals and to report animal related information. The Animal Rescue line will remain open until 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6:00 p.m. in the following days. The Pet Hotline phone number is 713-861-0161.
Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation is actively engaged in recovery and clean up operations along the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Ike, as conditions allow.
The Texas Road Condition and Travel Information line (800-452-9292) is staffed by operators until 8 p.m. CDT on Saturday. Recorded information on road conditions is available on a 24-hour basis.
Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines is currently assessing the impact of Hurricane Ike at its facilities, including its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), its headquarters building in downtown Houston and other Houston facilities such as maintenance and reservations.
Customers scheduled to travel to, from or through the Houston hub are encouraged to postpone or reroute their trip without penalty to avoid possible inconvenience. The fastest and most convenient way to change travel plans is via continental.com. Customers may also call Continental Airlines reservations at 800-525-0280 or their travel agent.
Texas Department of State Health Services
Some tips from the Texas Department of State Health Services for
people affected by flooding and power outages in the aftermath of
Hurricane Ike:
WATER
-- Do not drink water from unknown sources.
-- Follow "boil water" alerts issued by local water utilities
or the Texas Department of Environmental Quality.
-- People under boil water alerts or those with private wells
that may have been contaminated by flood water should use only
bottled, boiled or treated water until water has been tested and
found safe.
-- Under boil water alerts, allow water to boil for at least one
minute if it is to be used for drinking purposes. Water may also be
disinfected with chlorine or iodine, according to package
directions, or with ordinary household bleach --one-eighth teaspoon
(about eight drops) per gallon of water.
-- Water containers and drinking utensils should be sterilized
with a solution of household bleach.
FOOD
-- Do not eat food that has been in contact with flood water.
-- Discard any food that has been at room temperature for more
than two hours or if it has an unusual odor or color.
-- Babies on formula should be given ready-to-feed formula or
powdered formula prepared with bottled drinking water.
-- Wash hands with soap and disinfected water before eating or
handling food, after clean-up work and after handling flood
water-contaminated items.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
-- Be alert for snakes and other wildlife that may have taken
shelter in trees, homes and vehicles.
-- Do not use lanterns or torches in homes until certain there
are no gas leaks.
-- Do not enter flooded home unless the main electrical switch
has been turned off.
-- Disinfect all furniture, woodwork and other household surfaces
in homes that have flooded.
-- In flooded homes, replace porous wallboard that has been
damaged. Replacement should be from at least 12 inches above
waterline.
-- Disinfect children's toys with solution of one cup bleach to 5
gallons water.
-- Do not use charcoal, gasoline-powered generators or pumps
indoors.
BRAZORIA COUNTY
City of Pearland
The City of Pearland has been in contact with Center Point Energy regarding power outages. Those citizens who have questions regarding loss of power do not need to call Center Point. Representatives with Center Point have said their system automatically knows when and where the power is out. However if you know of a power line down you can report it at 713-207-2222.
FORT BEND COUNTY
Downed power lines are widespread across the county. However all tropic storm winds will be out of the County by 11:00 a.m. today. All residents experiencing power outages should call CenterPoint at 713-207-2222.
If you need to report any roads that are blocked by trees, please call the Emergency Operations Center at 281-238-3430. Crews are in the process of clearing all these roads on a priority basis.
HARRIS COUNTY
METRO Services
For Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 METRO will be operating between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. the following service:
- 71 Hospital
- 2 Bellaire
- 25 Richmond turning back at Rogerdale
- 82 Westheimer
- Main Street Red Line - Buses will follow the METRORail Red Line route.
- 20 Long Point
- 50 Heights/Harrisburg
- 8 South Main
- 40 Telephone/Pecore to the Eastwood Transit Center
- 56 Airline
- 65 Bissonnet
- 163 Fondren
City of Baytown
All storm related inquiries should be directed to the City's Emergency Phone Bank at 281-420-5311.
City of Deer Park
The City of Deer Park's Water Treatment Plant and water distribution system continue to deliver safe and superior quality water to its citizens. Due to damage from Hurricane IKE, the City's supplier of Raw Water has experienced a temporary interruption in service. The City has ground water pumping capability to supplement this supply. During this temporary situation, we ask the citizens of Deer Park to conserve water usage for the next few days. We reiterate this is a temporary measure and that water is completely safe to drink.
City of Pasadena
Residents who have non-emergency questions or concerns can call the following numbers:
713-920-2136
713-920-1604
713-475-9714
713-472-0144
City of Webster
Please call 281-332-8110 prior to attempting to return to the City to ensure it is safe to return.
Montgomery County
Fuel for generators is currently available at the following locations:
- FM 2978 and 1488 ( SW Montgomery Co )
- FM 3083 and Hwy 75 ( Conroe )
- Research Forest and Gosling ( The Woodlands )
- FM 1488 and Lake Windcrest ( Magnolia )
